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Registration for the entire weekend will start at 3 p.m. before the first stage. The main course or Stage 2, will be held on Sunday July 11 and starts at Pasea Estate, Road Town in front of the Rite Way Parking Lot at 7 a.m. sharp. The Main course take riders towards the Port Purcell Roundabout, turning and heading West, passing the West End Ferry Terminal and making a right turn at the dirt road before The Jolly Roger which will take riders around Steel Point, passing Smugglers Cove, Long Bay Hotel and back on the Main Road. Riders will continue towards Carrot Bay, up Windy Hill and continue towards Sky World where the King and Queen of the Mountain will be crowned. They will then continue on the entire Ridge Road, and head straight over towards Lambert, climbing the Hill towards Balsam Ghut and then descending Balsam Ghut or the Prison Hill down towards the Beef Island Bridge and make a left towards the airport, passing through the airport terminal and continue on the road towards the Loose Mongoose then making right back unto the main road heading back to Road Town, using the main Road, passing the Port Purcell Roundabout where they will make the immediate right turn on the junction at Delta Gas Station to finish at the starting line in front of Riteway. The main course applies for the elite, masters and veteran riders. Meanwhile the Ladies and Juniors will be doing a shorter course. They will start the same time as the main course riders and head towards West End but instead they will make a right and go over Zion Hill into Capoon’s Bay, continue the course to Carrot Bay, up Windy Hill, to Sky World and the entire Ridge Road. But on reaching Little Dix Hill, they will continue down the hill and make a right at the East End Police Station and continue back to Road Town where they will finish the race. Point system The placing will be determined using the Mountain Bike Club’s Point system which is as follows. 1st - 20 points 2nd - 18 points 3rd - 15 points 4th - 10 points 5th - 8 points 6th - 7 points 7th - 6 points 8th - 5 points 9th - 4 points 10th - 2 points 11th & Over - 1 point In addition, for the King and Queen of the Mountain, three points will be awarded for first place, two points for second place and third place 1 point. The points awarded in each category for each race, along with the points from the King and Queen of the Mountain will be added together to give the overall points for the entire event to determine placements. Prize monies for overall winners Prize monies will only be awarded to the top male riders in the main course, the top female riders in the ladies course and King and Queen of the Mountain while all other categories in the full event will be awarded medals including experts, ladies, juniors, veterans and masters. Male Overall 1st place male - $500 2nd place male - $300 3rd place male - $250 4th place male - $100 5th place male - $75 Female Overall 1st place - $250 2nd place - $150 3rd place - $75 King of the Mountain - $50 Queen of the Mountain - $25 Registration Registration for the entire weekend is $30 which will take place on Saturday July 10 from 3pm before the start of the prologue and there will be no registration on Sunday. Registration includes lunch on Sunday after the tour. Volunteers As in all our events, volunteers form an integral part in the execution of our events. We are again soliciting your assistance in this event which is expected to attract riders from various Caribbean countries. Please let us know as soon as possible of your interest in assisting us. Reminders It is important to note that the King of the Mountain is for the full course and the Queen of the Mountain applies for females doing the full ladies course. In addition, both Stage 1 and Stage 2 have to be completed in order to be placed in the event. Those who do only one of the two Stages would be deemed DNF and would not qualify for any place or award/medal. This is a mountain bike race and only mountain bikes will be allowed For more information and details on the Tour please contact President of the BVI Mountain Bike Club Sally Blackmore bvimtbclub@gmail.com or President of the BVI Cycling Federation Darel Christopher Sr. on 543-1526. © Copyright 2003 BVI Cycling Federation |
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